From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Herbert Euler" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: find-file-noselect needs save-match-data Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:29:52 +0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1182389406 18992 80.91.229.12 (21 Jun 2007 01:30:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:30:06 +0000 (UTC) Cc: schwab@suse.de, miles@gnu.org, miles.bader@necel.com, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org, juri@jurta.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 21 03:30:04 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1I1BUp-00020F-LT for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:30:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I1BUo-0001H5-UD for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:30:02 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I1BUk-0001Gx-P6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:29:58 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I1BUj-0001Gk-5Y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:29:58 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I1BUj-0001Gh-2M for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:29:57 -0400 Original-Received: from bay0-omc1-s3.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.75]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I1BUg-0005Ct-Te; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:29:55 -0400 Original-Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.154.106]) by bay0-omc1-s3.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:29:53 -0700 Original-Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:29:53 -0700 Original-Received: from 65.55.154.123 by by143fd.bay143.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:29:52 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.145.54.7] X-Originating-Email: [herberteuler@hotmail.com] X-Sender: herberteuler@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jun 2007 01:29:53.0730 (UTC) FILETIME=[AB3D2220:01C7B3A3] X-detected-kernel: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:73488 Archived-At: > >>Would someone please implement string-match-p and looking-at-p? > >>(A variable would be more general, but not as simple to use. > >>Its only advantage over save-match-data would be a small speedup.) > > > > Is there somebody working on it? If not, I would like to start it. > > Do you want to work on a new variable? Since adding `-p' to only two > match functions doesn't make sense. And adding `-p' to all functions > makes even less sense. > >For the reasons explained in my words quoted above, I've >decided I want the two new functions and NOT the variable. Last confirming before working: can we implement a new variable at the C level and implement the two new functions (possibly as macros) at the Lisp level? This is an eclectic proposal and takes advantages from both sides. Regards, Guanpeng Xu _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/